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SUDDENlY, ASTHE LAVWAN MAKES MIS ^lOVE...

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I WANT Tö KNOW 15 HOW I GOT
ME RE». WAT tfYA WANT WITH
ME?

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IN OUR ATOMtC-$PAC£ TKAN5- \\\
MI7TBR BECAU5E WE'VE WATCHED 1 &-
NOU OPERATE ON EARTH FORA
LONG TIME AND WANT VOU
TO LEAD US/

LEAD "^U IN WHATf
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MW NAME 15MAVI,AND
IF YOU WIUCOMETÖMV
RANCH NOW.I WILLEX-
PLAIN EVERYTWlNG/TMERE
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MOMENTS AFTER TME CON5PIRATOR5 PtRAR^.

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IMPORT THE EARTH
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WHO 15 TMIS
STRAMGERTHAT
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MARTI AN PXåfEXVATtON A6&MCV»

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FAR 15 AMA2IN6.' &UT WHAT REASON
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"FOR MANY CENTUK1ES, OUR M05T VALU-
AdlE LIVESTOCK HERE ON MARS HAS
BEEN THE AÖUARHJS-VRUSS THIS
ANlMAL, IN ADDITION TO SUPPLYING
US WITH ?OQD ANDCLOTHlNG, HAS
A SPECIAL QUALITV THAT IS
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,m FOR »T 15 EQUIPPEP WITH A HOLLOW HORN
THAT FURNISHES TME ANlMAL WlTH WATER
FROM THE DAV IT 15 BORN UNTIL ITDIES.
DUE TO A SPECIAL PHOTOSWTHETIC LIWING

WlTHIN TMIS HORN A CATÄL^TIC REACTIOM
TAKES PLACE WHENEVER THESUWS RÄVS

STRIKE THE HORN. TME HORN ABSOR&S OXYGEN

FROM THE AIR ANDCONVERTS IT INTD CLEAR

PRECIOUS WATER. M

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"MAKS HAS NEVER HÄDAN ABUNDANCE OF
DRlNKlNG WTER-SO THESE CREATURES,
WITU THEIR PERPETUAL ELECTROLYSIS OF
WATER, ARE AS NECESSARY TO USAS
KAlN 15 TO *XJR PLANET/ "

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FROM TWE GIFTS OF NATURE. IN THE LAST HUNDREP Yf ARS
THE AMARIU4-URVS MAS BECQME PRACTICALLY HX-
TlNCT> LIKE YOUR OWN BUFFALO. SELFI5H MEN MAVE MEN
REMO/IN6 THE HORNS FROM TXESE ANIMALS TO SELL TO
GREEPY MACTIANS WHO WÖULD HÖARD WÄTER/

SO RECENTLV, OUR GOVERNMENT
ESTA&LlSMED TWIS PRESERVATION
TO PROTECT AND BREED TUESE
WORTWY ANIMALS.' HOWEVERy
EVEN WITH OUR CLOSE WATCH,*

THE EGGS OF THE AQUARt(J6-
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THAT'S WHAt WE'D LIKE TO KNOV//wHEH-
EVER V/E LEAVE EGGSTO HATCH IN NEST5
ON THE PRESERVATION, THEY VANISH WTN-
IN 24 HOURS.' WE CANTFINDASINGLE
CCUE / ALL WE KNOW IS THAT MAVl OWNS
A RANCW LESS THAW A MILE FRoM HERE
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ON MIS RANCH...ALL MIS RAWCH HANDS ARE

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WITH MAVI/ CAN YOU RIQ UP A
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ANP ENTER ME IN THE ROTEO?

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WMATT YOU RIPE IN THE
RODEOT &UT *DU'VE NEVER
EVEN $££N ANY O? OUR
WILD ANIMALS... WU WOULDMT,
STÅND A CMANCE

WHY NOT? WHEREICOME
FROM, WETAME SOME ArfEAN
&ROWCOS... WITH A LITTLE
PRACTICE, I SHOULD &E ABLE
TO MASTER YOUR MARTIAN
CREATURES.' AMYHO*/, IT'S
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AND 50, THE FOlLOWlNG DAY...

AND F1NAILY, WKESTUNG THE WAT£R-
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RIS1NG TO THE 5URPACE, RlM K LEARNS THE PECISION

OF THEUUOöES...

GRÉAT
V*)RK, RINK...VOU

THE GRAND
WlNNER OF
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GOOD LUCK/ ^A VOU LÅTER,'

WHATEVER L^
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WlTH YOU BV
THE POCKET

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HOW WOULD *XJ
LIKE TÖ WORK
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THISISOURMAIN
BUSINESS-REMQ\A
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BECOME, THE MORE
PEOPLE WILLPAV
FOR THEM/

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AfTERWARftALONE IN HlS ROOM,
RlNK CONTACT5 THE MARTlAN
PRESERVATION *5ENTS.,- _

THEVRE PLANNlNG A RAID OU
THE NORTH SECTIOH OF THE
PRESERVATION/ HAVE ALL>OgR
MEN READY». I THlNKWÉCAN
CATCH THEM TONIGHT/

NICE WORK/BNKftf:
WE'LL 3E THERE/

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HA, HA.,. WE DON'T STEALTME- HORNS/ *fo
RAISF *M/>e OWM AN/MALS > WlTH EGGS
STOLEN FROM RIGHT UNDER THE GOVERN-
MENT AGENTS' NOSES.' TONIGHT, VOU'LL

SEE MOW WE OPERATE WHEN WE RAID
THE NORTH 5ECTION OF THE
PRESERVATtON/

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LL1CKY FOR US THE AGENTS
DÖMT KWOW ABOUT THlS
ABANDONED CANAL7HAT

RUN5 RIGHT INTO THi
PRESERVATION/,

HEY, MAVI... V (don-T 3E
WHAT'5 IN THESE % SO
CAGES? WHY DIP ICURIOUS,

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SO THAPS HOW irs DONE/ THESE

WEA5ELS ARE TRAINED TO FETCH

THE EGGS IN TMEIR MOUTHS/ I

UOPE THE AGEWTS ARE WATCH-

OKAV, MAN/I...WE
CAUGHT >OU THIS TIME/
PUT UP MOUR HANDS AkJD
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AND SO, PRESENTLY...

GREAT JOB. RlNK. WE
CAPTUREP EVERYONE
OF THEM, AN *D ALL THE

AQUARIUS-URUS

EGGS ARE SAFE.
WE ÖWE *XJ

VOLI DON'T OWE ME
ATUlNG,TOLA.' MYJOB
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A7P--ANDNOWTHAT
I HAVE HtMi l'D
LIKE TO RETURN
HOME '

IAT6R. BACKAT PRESERVATlON MEADGUARTERS

TUIS 15 OUROWN TlMB
CHAMBåR, RINK... WE'VE

5ET IT SO THAT >OU'tL
RETURN TO EARTH
ONLV A FEW MINUTES
AFTER YOU WERE FIRST
BROUGMT HERE/

SWORTLY AFTER, ON EARTH... I /* NO, HERE

J/ HE COME5NOW:
AND HE'S GOT

RINK'S BEEN IN THERE A
LONG TIME... MAVBE WE'D.
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